The goal is to list terms in French and English that will allow us to “capture” the relevant literature. It’s helpful to group them by key concepts. Here’s a first suggestion, which we’ll refine together:

1. CENTRAL CONCEPT: AUTONOMY / INDEPENDENCE #

• French :
  • Financial autonomy
  • Strategic autonomy
  • Organizational autonomy
  • Decision-making autonomy
  • Financial independence
  • Strategic independence
  • (Organizational) sovereignty
  • Self-sufficiency
• English :
  • Financial autonomy
  • Strategic autonomy
  • Organizational autonomy
  • Decision-making autonomy / independence
  • Financial independence
  • Strategic independence
  • (Organizational) sovereignty
  • Self-reliance / Self-sufficiency

2. TYPE D’ORGANISATIONS (CIBLE) : #

• French :
  • NGO (Non-Governmental Organization)
  • CSO (Civil Society Organization)
  • Association (non-profit / ASBL)
  • Local organization / Indigenous organization
  • Development organization
  • Third sector / Non-profit sector
  • Community organization (grassroots / CBO)
• English :
  • NGO (Non-Governmental Organization)
  • CSO (Civil Society Organization)
  • NPO (Non-Profit Organization / Nonprofit)
  • Association
  • Local organization / Indigenous organization
  • Development organization
  • Third sector / Voluntary sector
  • Community-based organization (CBO) / Grassroots organization

3. GEOGRAPHICAL CONTEXT: #

• French :
  • Africa / African
  • Sub-Saharan Africa / Africa south of the Sahara
  • French-speaking Africa
  • English-speaking Africa
  • (Potentially add specific country names if targeted searches are needed later)
• English :
  • Africa / African
  • Sub-Saharan Africa / Africa South of the Sahara
  • Francophone Africa
  • Anglophone Africa
  • (Potentially specific country names later)

4. FINANCING & BUSINESS MODELS: #

• French :
  • Financing / Finance
  • Financial sustainability / Financial sustainability
  • Mobilization of resources (domestic / local)
  • Diversification (financing/resources)
  • Income generation / Own income / Self-financing
  • Income-generating activities (IGA)
  • Fundraising (local)
  • Philanthropy (local / African)
  • Economic model / Business model
  • Social Enterprise / Social Entrepreneurship
  • Investissement à impact (social)
  • Basic financing / Structural financing
  • Unallocated/untargeted funding
• English :
  • Funding / Financing / Finance
  • Financial sustainability
  • Resource mobilization (domestic / local)
  • (Funding / Resource) diversification
  • Income generation / Revenue generation / Own income / Self-financing
  • Income generating activities (IGA)
  • (Local) Fundraising
  • (Local / African) Philanthropy
  • Economic model / Business model
  • Social enterprise / Social entrepreneurship
  • Impact investing
  • Core funding / Core support / Organizational funding
  • Unrestricted funding / Flexible funding

5. RELATIONSHIPS & INFLUENCES: #

• French :
  • Funder(s) / Donor(s)Funder(s) / Donor(s)
  • Donor-NGO relationship / Donor-NGO relationship
  • Dependence (financial / on landlords)
  • Conditionality (of aid)
  • Influence (of donors)
  • Partnership(s)
  • Accountability / Reporting (downward / upward accountability)
  • Civic space / Civil society space
  • (Organizational) Governance
  • Organizational Capacity / Capacity Building
• English :
  • Donor(s) / Funder(s)
  • Donor-NGO relations(hip) / Funder-NGO relations(hip)
  • (Financial / Donor) dependency / Dependence
  • (Aid) conditionality / Conditionalities
  • (Donor / Funder) influence
  • Partnership(s)
  • Accountability (downward / upward)
  • Civic space / Civil society space
  • (Organizational) Governance
  • Organizational capacity / Capacity building

TIPS FOR USE:

• These lists are not exhaustive and will need to be adapted.
• When searching, we will combine these terms using Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT). For example: ("autonomie stratégique" OR "strategic autonomy") AND (ONG OR CSO) AND ("Afrique Subsaharienne" OR "Sub-Saharan Africa")
• We’ll also use truncation (e.g.financ* to find financier, financement, financial, financing, etc.) and quotation marks to search for exact phrases.